List of foreign Footballers in the Iranian Premier League

This is a list of foreign players who have been played in the Iran Pro League and Azadegan League from 2001 onwards. The following players have been born outside Iran and have not been capped for the Iranian national football team at any level.

  • Players in bold have capped for their national teams.
  • For a list of players in the Azadegan League, see List of Foreign Footballers in the Azadegan League.
  • For a list of players before 2001 see List of foreign footballers in Iran 1920-2000.

Angola

  • Carlos - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009

Argentina

  • Miguel Barreto - Paykan F.C. - 2006
  • Alessandro Dalyasko - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004

Armenia

  • Armen Ghazaryan - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007
  • Gevorg Kasparov - PAS Tehran F.C., Rah Ahan F.C., Sanati Kaveh F.C. - 2007 to 2008, 2009 to present
  • Felix Khojoyan - Esteghlal Rasht F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2001 to 2002 and 2003 to 2005
  • Hamlet Mkhitaryan - Pas F.C., Rah Ahan F.C., Damash Gilan F.C. - 2006 to 2009, 2009 - present
  • Aghvan Mkrtchyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007
  • Armenak Petrosyan - Sepahan F.C., F.C. Zob Ahan - 2001 to 2007
  • Levon Stepanyan - F.C. Zob Ahan, Sepahan - 2001 to 2006
  • Alexander Tadevosyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007
  • Armen Tigranyan - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007 to 2008
  • Mais Azizyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
  • Mher Avanesyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
  • Arshak Amiryan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
  • Arthur Yedigaryan - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2009 to present

Azerbaijan

  • Pasha Aliyev - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2001 to 2002
  • Tarlan Ahmadov - Esteghlal F.C. - 2002 to 2003
  • Farokh Ismailov - Sanat Naft F.C. 2002 to 2003
  • Mushfeg Huseynov - Paykan Tehran F.C. 2001 to 2002
  • Rafat Kuliev - Esteghlal F.C., Sanat Naft F.C. - 2001 to 2003
  • Sergey Koriev - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004
  • Ramiz Mammadov - Paykan Tehran F.C. 2001 to 2003, Pegah Gilan F.C. 2003 to 2004
  • Itma Qurbanov - Pegah Gilan F.C.
  • Mahmud Qurbanov - Foolad F.C. - 2002 to 2003
  • Rashad Sadygov - Foolad F.C. - 2002 to 2003
  • Ilham Yadullaev - Sanat Naft F.C. 2002 to 2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Alen Avdić - Saba Battery, Bargh Shiraz - 2006 to 2008
  • Mladen Bartolović - Foolad F.C. 2009 to present
  • Faruk Ihtijarević - PAS Hamedan F.C., Damash Gilan F.C. - 2007 to 2009
  • Marinko Mačkić - Saba Battery F.C. - 2006 to 2008
  • Enes Mešanović - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2006
  • Emir Obuća - PAS Hamedan F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to 2010
  • Almir Tolja - Saba Battery F.C., - 2005 to 2009,
  • Tomislav Stanić - Malavan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Alen Bašić - Malavan F.C. - 2008 to present
  • Nenad Timkov - Bargh Shiraz - 2008 to 2009

Brazil

  • Adriano Alves - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Mes Kerman F.C., Saipa F.C., Pegah F.C., Damash Gilan F.C., Malavan F.C. - 2001 to present
  • Fabio Luciano Pereira Da Silva - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2003 to 2004
  • Rafael Gomes dos Santos - Esteghlal F.C. - 2003 to 2004
  • Eduardo Silva de Andrade - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
  • Fabio de Lima Pinto - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Jose Carlos Pimentel Filho - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Ednardo Souza Moura - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2005 to 2007
  • Rodrigo Batista Andrade Da Silva - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Julio César Pavia - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Denis dos Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Carlos Roberto Da Silva Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Joílson Rodrigues da Silva - F.C. Zob Ahan, Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2007
  • Éder Luciano - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2009 to Present
  • Fábio Hempel - Foolad F.C. - 2007
  • Januário - Foolad F.C., Esteghlal F.C. - 2007, 2008 to Present
  • Evandro Silva Resende - Saipa F.C. - 2007 to Present
  • Fabricio Carlos Costa Bento - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2007 to 2009
  • Leonardo André Pimenta Faria - Sanat Naft F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to 2008, 2009 to present
  • Renato Medeiros - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Paulo Roberto da Silva Zaltron - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to present
  • Márcio Giovanini - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2009 to present
  • Rodrigo Teixeira - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2007
  • Ivan da Silva - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Roma - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Igor - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008 to Present
  • Paulo Roberto do Carmo - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
  • Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo - Payam Mashhad F.C.,Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to Present
  • William Moreno - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Felipe Alves - Malavan F.C. - 2008 to Present
  • Sandro Gaúcho - Foolad F.C., -2008- 2009,
  • Luciano Valente de Deus - Foolad F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2008 to present
  • F%C3%A1bio da Silva - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Aquino Junior Tiago - Rah Ahan - 2008
  • Rodrigo De Santos - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Gabriel Schacht - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to present
  • Geraldo dos Santos J%C3%BAnior - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to present
  • Cristian - Paykan - 2008
  • Wésley Brasilia - Persepolis F.C. - 2009
  • Tiago Alves Fraga - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to present
  • Luiz Carlos Nascimento J%C3%BAnior - Paykan F.C. 2009 to present
  • Diego Jos%C3%A9 Clementino - Saba Battery F.C. - 2009 to present

Cameroon

  • Jacques Elong Elong - Persepolis F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to 2009
  • Léonard Kweuke - Esteghlal F.C., Steel Azin F.C. - 2007-2008, 2008-2009
  • William Esenjo - Pegah F.C. - 2008
  • Martin Abena - Pegah F.C. - 2008
  • Koko'o - Esteghlal F.C. - 2006
  • Joël Tchami - Pegah F.C. - 2008
  • Guillaume Nkendo - Paykan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Jean Black Ngody - F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad F.C. - 2008 to 2009, 2009 - present
  • Patrick Jean Matton - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008

Croatia

  • Mate Dragičević - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
  • Sandro Tomić - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Mario Garba - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2008
  • Lek Kcira - Steel Azin F.C. - 2009 to present

Czech Republic

  • Robert Caha - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2007

Georgia

  • Valter Guchua - Saba Battery F.C. 2004 to 2005
  • Kakhaber Akhaladze - Sepahan F.C. - 2003 to 2004
  • Akvsenti Gilauri - Esteghlal F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2004 to 2008
  • Jaba Mujiri - Sepahan F.C., Foolad F.C. - 2004 to Present
  • Mamuka Tsereteli - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Archil Sakhvadze - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005

Germany

  • Ronny Kockel - Paykan F.C. - 2008
  • Bajram Nebihi - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Shpejtim Arifi - Payam Mashhad, Persepolis F.C. - 2008 to present

Ghana

  • Mohammed Martin Mensah - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007 to 2008
  • Skelley Adu Tutu - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005

Iraq

  • Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Sepahan F.C., Foolad - 2001 to Present
  • Ahmad Kadhim Assad - PAS Tehran F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004 to 2007 and 2008 to 2009
  • Ahmad Mnajed - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004
  • Alaa Abdul-Zahra - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2006 to 2007
  • Ali Nasser - Paykan Tehran F.C. - 2006 to 2007
  • Bassim Abbas - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Emad Mohammed - Foolad F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to present
  • Haitham Kadhim - Sepahan F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Haidar Obeid - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008 to present
  • Jassim Mohammed Ghulam - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008,
  • Luay Salah - Persepolis F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem - 2006 to 2007
  • Khaldoun Ibrahim - Bargh Shiraz F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem - 2006 to 2007
  • Mohammad Nasser - Bargh Shiraz F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahin Bushehr - 2007 to present
  • Noor Sabri - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2006
  • Salih Sadir - Sepahan, Rahahan F.C. - 2009 to present
  • Hawar Mulla Mohammed - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to present

Kuwait

  • Mohammad Sia - Foolad F.C.

Liberia

  • Christopher Wreh - Persepolis F.C. - 2003

Mali

  • Alou Badra Diakité - Shirin Faraz F.C.,Steel Azin F.C., - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009,
  • Sékou Fofana - Mes Kerman F.C., 2007 to 2008,
  • Issa Traoré - Persepolis F.C., Pas F.C., Saipa F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2003 to 2007, 2008 to Present
  • Alou Traoré - Saipa F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to Present

Macedonia

  • Saša Ilić - Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2003 to 2005 and 2007
  • Jane Nikolovski - Persepolis F.C. - 2005
  • Ilče Pereski - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Marjan Belcev - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2009

Moldova

  • Gheorghe Stratulat - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2001 to 2007

Mozambique

  • Armando Sá - Sepahan F.C. - 2008 to Present

Nigeria

  • Kabir Bello - Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to 2008
  • Sambo Choji - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Emmanuel Ezukam - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004
  • Raphael Edereho - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Uche Iheruome - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2008
  • Edison Joseph - Pas Hamedan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Daniel Olerum - Foolad F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem, Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2005 to Present
  • Taribo West - Paykan F.C. - 2007

Panama

  • José Anthony Torres - Persepolis F.C. - 2005
  • Carlos Rivera - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2006

Paraguay

  • Jorge Gaona - Persepolis F.C. - 2008

Peru

  • Rinaldo Cruzado - Esteghlal F.C. - 2009 to present

Poland

  • Andrzej Bednarz - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2009 to present

Portugal

  • Fábio Carvalho - Zob Ahan F.C., - 2006 to 2007, 2007-2008,
  • Ivan Sa Borges Dju - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2006 to 2007

Romania

  • Iosif Tâlvan - Pegah F.C. - 2003 to 2004

Senegal

  • Issa Ndoye - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2005 to 2009
  • Ibrahima Touré - Paykan F.C., Persepolis F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2007 to Present

Serbia

  • Ivan Dragičević - Shirin Faraz F.C., Damash Gilan, - 2007 to 2008, 2008-2009,
  • Saša Kolunija - PAS Hamedan F.C. 2009 to present
  • Slavko Matić - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Ivan Petrović - F.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2006 to present
  • Nenad Stojaković - Shirin Faraz F.C. - 2007
  • Đorđe Topalović - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Srđan Urošević - Esteghlal F.C. - 2007
  • Dejan Pešić - Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2007-2008
  • Saša Radivojević - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Boža Đurković - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Dejan Maksić - Pegah F.C. - 2003 to 2005

Slovakia

  • Miroslav Hýll - F.C. Zob Ahan, Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2005 to 2007
  • Kamil Susko - Sepahan F.C. - 2003 to 2004

Syria

  • Zyad Chaabo - Persepolis F.C. - 2007
  • Tarek Jabban - Persepolis F.C. - 2007
  • Mohamed Al Zeno - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2009 to present
  • Mahmoud Al Amenah - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2009 to present

Turkey

  • Sezer Güler - Shahid Ghandi - 2005 to 2006

Turkmenistan

  • Begençmuhammet Kulyýew - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2005 to 2006
  • Gurbangeldi Durdyýew - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2005 to 2006

Togo

  • Franck Atsou – F.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. – 2006 to present
  • Abdou Moumouni - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008 to present

Uruguay

  • Martín Barlocco - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Freddy Freire - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2008
  • Gerardo Morales - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Marcelo de Souza - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2007
  • Edgardo Simovic - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007
  • Peter Vera - Foolad F.C. - 2007
  • Álvaro Pintos - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • César Pellegrín - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Cristian Yeladian - Foolad F.C. - 2009-present

Uzbekistan

  • Zaynitdin Tadjiyev - Saba Battery F.C. - 2007
  • Shakhboz Erkinov - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2008 to present

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